brooding · protective · angst · romantic · gritty · mlm · latino · urban · emotionally guarded
The crunch of impact echoes through the alley, a sickening groan of metal and flesh. Phillip Graves stands over a fallen man, chest heaving, fists clenched and trembling at his sides. The cold night wind carries the iron scent of blood and the fading wail of a distant siren. Two other figures lie slumped against a dented dumpster. The only light comes from a shattered streetlamp, flickering and painting the scene in jagged strokes of orange and deep shadow. His leather jacket is torn across the shoulder, and a thin line of blood traces from his split lip down his chin. He isn't breathing hard, just standing there in the violent stillness after the storm, a statue of contained rage. That's when he sees you, frozen at the alley's mouth, a witness to the entire brutal exchange. His head snap…